Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico approves LGBT non-discrimination and domestic violence measures; governor to sign

Huffpost Gay Voices
May 25th, 2013

International lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates are praising Puerto Rico's decision to advance "sweeping" nondiscrimination measures.

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Gay in sports remains "taboo in the locker room"

SDGLN Staff
January 2nd, 2013

Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times has written an article titled: In pro sports, gay athletes still feel unwelcome.

He notes that about 4,000 players were on active rosters in the NBA, NHL, NFL and Major League Baseball in 2012. With the gay/bisexual population in U.S. estimated to range from 2% to 10%, it's likely anywhere from 80 to 400 of those athletes are gay or bisexual.

Yet not a single active player has come out in the major sports. Ever.

"It's still taboo in the locker room," explains the Clippers' Grant Hill.

UPDATED: World's only gay boxer wins first bout since coming out | VIDEO

SDGLN Staff
October 22nd, 2012

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Orlando Cruz, the first openly gay boxer in the world, won his first fight since coming out recently.

Cruz won a decisive and unanimous decision over Jorge Pazos in a featherweight bout at the Kissimmee Civic Center on Friday night. Judges scored the bout 118-110, 116-111 and 118-110.

The crowd cheered Cruz when he entered the ring, and the Puerto Rican boxer told the media after the fight that he was grateful for the support.

ACTION ALERT: Stop Puerto Rico from removing sexual orientation from hate crime laws

SDGLN Staff
December 8th, 2011

Gay and lesbian Puerto Ricans are living in a state of emergency. In the last two years, at least 24 LGBT people have been murdered on the island, including a 19-year-old gay man found decapitated, dismembered, and burned by the side of the road two years ago.

And this week -- despite a clear pattern of violence against LGBT persons -- Puerto Rico's government is set to completely remove protections for sexual orientation and gender identity from its hate crimes law.

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon Ricky Martin

Equality Forum
October 22nd, 2011

Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month. Each day this month, Equality Forum will feature one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN will publish the story in the Causes section.

Ricky Martin is a Grammy Award-winning pop singer. A professional entertainer since childhood, Martin has sold more than 60 million albums.

He was born Dec. 24, 1971 as Enrique Martin Morales in San Juan, Puerto Rico into a Roman Catholic family. His mother is an accountant and his father is a psychologist.

HRC condemns anti-gay violence in Puerto Rico

SDGLN Staff
June 8th, 2011

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign today called upon federal and local government officials and law enforcement authorities to strengthen their efforts to implement a long-term strategy to address violence against LGBT individuals in Puerto Rico.

Three LGBT Puerto Ricans have been found dead over the past several days and 18 LGBT Puerto Ricans have been murdered over the last year and a half, according to reports.

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